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Verb inform has 3 senses

inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
--₁ is one way to communicate, intercommunicate

Derived forms: noun information₂, noun information₁, noun information₃, noun informant₂, noun informant₁, noun informing₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
inform - give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
--₂ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
inform - act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"
--₃ is one way to inform

Derived forms: noun informer₁, noun informing₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP